American History 1
Dawson Walker
5 important people
Thomas Jefferson- Wrote the the declaration of independence and was the third president of the united states
Abraham Lincoln- sixteenth president of the United States, Wrote the emancipation proclamation, very important in the freedom of slaves
Nat Turner- Abolitionist
William Penn- founded Pennsylvania, a colony based on Quaker religion
5 Important Places
Jamestown- The first colony founded in america
South Carolina- The first state to secede from the union, also held the first battle of the civil war
Philadelphia- Held the constitution convention
Yorktown- the final battle of the revolution
5 important inventions
Telegraph- Helped distribute info and ideas quicker
Railroads- a quicker method of transportation, Helped tremendously in the civil war
Barbed wire- a form of protection for cattle
mini ball- a new form of a bullet that did way more damage to your enemy
5 important conflicts
Fights with Native Americans- When trying to expand westward colonist had conflicts with native Americans over land
French and Indian War- British fraught to keep N. America
Whiskey rebellion- colonist rebelled about taxes being put on whiskey
Tea act- Taxes were placed on tea so colonist dumped tea in the Atlantic ocean